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557m/ Lillie/5022 Patented Feb. 2 3, v1943 vUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE VALVE Paul S. Jackson, Rockford, lll., assignor to Rockford Machine Tool Company, Rockford, lll., a corporation of'lllinois i Application August 3, 1940, Serial No. 350,995

17 Claims.

The invention relates generally to valves and more particularly to a template operated valve, and it is a general object of the invention to provide a new and improved valve of the character described.

A more particular object is to provide a quick opening, large capacity, reversing valve embodying new and improved features of construction.

Another object is to provide a rotary type valve with helical ports.

Another object is to provide a valve having a rotary valve cylinder with helical ports therein and helical ports in the member surrounding the valve cylinder in which the valve cylinder is mounted for longitudinal adjustment to vary the overlap of the ports.

A further object is to provide a valve having a rotary valve cylinder and helical ports in the valve cylinder and in the member surrounding the cylinder with the ports in the cylinder and the member disposed at a slight angle to one another to provide an accelerated opening and a decelerated closing of the ports.

Yet a further object is to provide a reversing valve having a rotary cylinder governing the valve ports, a tracer nger for rotating the cylinder, and adjustable means between the tracer linger and the cylinder operable to vary the position of the cylinder for a given setting of the tracer finger to favor one or the other of the ports.

Another object is to provide in a valve having a ported cylinder cooperating with a ported member surrounding the cylinder to control the ilow of fluid through the valve, a tracer nger operable upon movement to effect relative rotation between the cylinder and the member surrounding the same, manually operable means for shifting the tracer finger away from normal and retaining the same in shifted position to effect a permanent opening of certain ports of the valve.

Another object is to provide in a valve having a ported cylinder cooperating with a ported member surrounding the cylinder to control the flow of fluid through the valve, a tracer finger operable upon movement to effect relative rotation between the cylinder and the member surrounding the same, means carried by the valve operable upon striking an abutment to shift the tracer nger and to maintain the same shifted only so long as the means is in engagement with the abutment.

Still a further object is to provide a valve having a rotary valve cylinder, a rotary sleeve surrounding the cylinder, and means for simultaneously rotating both the cylinder and the sleeve in opposite directions to obtain a quick opening and closing of the ports formed in the sleeve and cylinder.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a vertical diametrical sectional view of a valve embodying the features of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a right end elevational view of the valve shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a development of the valve sleeve and valve cylinder.

Fig. 3 is an enlargement of the development of Fig. 3, showing only a few of the ports, better to illustrate the relative angular position thereof.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of the valve sleeve and valve cylinder only, taken approximately along the line 4 4 of Figs. 1 and 3.

Fig. 5 is a, view similar to Fig. 4 but taken approximately along the line 5-5 of Figs. 1 and 3.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary vertical diametrical sectional view of a. modiiied form of valve.

Fig. '1 is a right end elevational view of the form of valve shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary elevational view taken from the left in Fig. '1.

Fig. 9 is a similar view taken from the right in Fig. '7.

Fig. 10 is a diagrammatic view showing an application of my invention to a machine tool.

While the invention is susceptible of various modications and alternative constructions, it is shown in the drawings and will hereinafter be described in a preferred embodiment and one modification. However, it is not intended that the invention be limited thereby to the specic disclosures made, but on the contrary it is intended to cover all modifications and alternative constructions falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as deiined in the. appended claims.

Considering first the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 5 which is the preferred form, the valve comprises an elongated housing composed in the main by a generally cylindrical casing I5 having extending longitudinally thereof a bore I 6 opening through opposite ends. Opening through the sides of the casing I5 are a plurality of ports Il, I8 and I9. The first of these ports, namely, Il, communicates with the bore in the casing I5 through a shallow and comparatively narrow annular groove 20 and constitutes the intake port through which fluid under pressure is supplied to the valve. Ports I8 and I9 communicate with the bore I6, respectively,

through shallow and very wide annular grooves 2| and 22, and these ports serve alternately as supply or return ports for a reversible hydraulic motor controlled by the valve. Secured to the casing I5, as by bolts 23, is a block 24 having formed therein threaded recesses 25, 26 and 21 which register, respectively, with the ports I1, I9 and I9 and constitute means for the attachment of conduits to the valve.

vWithin the bore of the casing I is an annular sleeve 39 and within the sleeve 39 is a valve cyl-4 inder 3l having a passage 32 extending longitudinally thereof. At the end opposite the port I1, the valve cylinder 3| is formed with an external annular groove 33 which communicates with the passage 32 through a plurality of radial ports 34 and which registers with a plurality of radial ports 35 formed in the sleeve 39 so as to communicate with the intake port I1. The remainder of each the sleeve 39 and the cylinder 3| is given over to ports governing the flow of fluid from the passage 32 within the valve cylinder to the ports |8 and I9.

In order to attain certain advantages which will presently become more apparent, and in order that the valve may act as a reversing valve, the sleeve 39 is formed with a first set of ports taking the form of a plurality of parallel elongated slots 36 cut completely through the sleeve. These slots spiral about the sleeve to form helical ports and are spaced uniformly about the sleeve. A second set of ports is composed of similar slots 31 which, however, spiral in the opposite direction and, moreover, are offset angularly the appropriate amount necessary to make the valve function as a reversing valve,A herein about onetenth revolution. A plurality of such slots 36 and 31 are employed so as to increase the volume of fluid which may flow through the valve.

correspondingly, the valve cylinder 3| has a first and a second set of ports taking the form of parallel, elongated slots 38 and 39, respectively, cut ,completely through the cylinder to communicate with passage 32 and thus constitute supply or pressure ports. The slots 38 and 39 are also helical and extend generally parallel with their cooperating slots 36 and 31 formed in the sleeve 39, that is, slots 39 and 39 spiral in opposite directions about the valve. Milled in the outer surface of the cylinder 3| between the slots 39 are a plurality of grooves 49 extending parallel with the slots 39 and between the slots 39 are grooves 49' extending parallel with the slots 39. Unlike the slots 38 and 39, which are independent of one another, the grooves 49r and 49 join at their inner ends to form a continuous groove, and grooves 49 moreover open through the end of the cylinder 3| to discharge to an exhaust chamber 4| formed in major part by a cup-shaped member 42. This member is secured over the end of the casing I5 by bolts 43 to close the same. Opening through the side of Ithe member 42 is a port 44 threaded for the reception of a suitable fluid exhaust or return conduit.

As can be readily understood from the foregoing description, and as can easily be seen from a consideration of Figs. 3, 4 and 5, the valve has a neutral or closed position in which none of the slots 36 or 31 registers with any of the slots 38 and 39 or the grooves 49 and 49. No flow of fluid, therefore can take place. With relative rotation between the sleeve 39 and the cylinder 3|, however, the ports 36 and 31 are brought into registry with the ports in the cylinder. With relative frotation in one direction, the ports 36 register with slots 38 so that pressure fluid is supplied to port I9. while ports 31 register with grooves 48' to take care of fluid returning through port I3. Conversely, upon relative rotation in the opposite direction, port I8 becomes a supply or discharge port, while I9 becomes a return port.

One of the advantages of the valve disclosed herein is its ability to pass large quantities of fluid yet to have a quick opening and closing. In order, however, that the fluid may not be turned on and off so suddenly as to causechattering of the mechanism with which the valve is associated, the ports in the sleeve 39 are not precisely parallel with the ports in the cylinder 3|, but are disposed at a very slight angle thereto (see Fig. 3). Thus, as can be clearly seen from Fig'. 3, a port is not opened or closed simultaneously throughout its entire length, but the initial opening or the final closing progresses from end to end.

To obtain maximum rates of port opening and closing, both the sleeve 33 and the .cylinder 3| are rotatablein this preferred form. In order that both may be independently actuated from a point externally of the valve casing, the sleeve 39 has bolted to one end thereof an annular member 41 having a hub portion 48 received in the sleeve, and a radially outwardly projecting flange 49. The flange 49 provides a convenient area through which bolts 59 securing the member to the sleeve may be passed and also extends radially outwardly beyond the sleeve 39 to engage a shoulder 5| formed in the end of the casing I5. Surrounding the member 41 is .an annular ring 52 which is -bolted to the casing I5 and bears against the flange 49 to retain the sleeve against endwise movement. An inturned flange 53 on the ring forms with the member 41 an annular space 54 for trapping leakage fluid. Opening through the ring 52 is a port 52' adapted for the attachment of a suction conduit |42 (Fig. 10) for the removal of ltrapped leakage fluid as described more fully hereinafter. Outwardly of the member 41 is a lever 55 having an annular hub portion 56 bolted to the member 41 to complete the actuating means for the sleeve 39. The promptand complete withdrawal of leakage fluid is desirable to prevent the same from falling on the template, for even the thickness of a film of oil would destroy the accuracy of the valve.

'I'he cylinder 3| has a shaft-like extension 59 which projects rotatably through the member 41 and the hub 56 of the lever 55. At its projecting end the extension is splined to receive non-rotatably a lever 69 by which the cylinder is rotated. The lever 69 is retained against movement ofi the end of the extension by a set screw 6|.

The valve herein is particularly adapted for governing the hydraulic circuit of pattern controlled machines. Accordingly, the valve includes tracer means for effecting the rotation ofthe sleeve 39 and the cylinder 3|. Depending from the valve casing I5 is a bracket 65 having a bore 66 therein in which is reciprocably mounted a tracer finger 61. The tracer finger 61 is adapted to project at both ends from the bore and at its outer end has an enlarged head 63 which terminates in a point the very tip of which is preferably formed by a ball 69 of hardened material, which ball forms the point of contact with a master template 19, the contour of which is to be reproduced. The tracer finger 61 is urged outwardly so as to maintain its contact with the template 'I9 by a compression spring 1| which encircles the finger and bears at one end against an annular shoulder formed by the head 53, and at the other end bears against an annular shoulder formed in the bracket 55 by a reduction in the diameter of the bore 55.

At its inner end, the finger 51 is bifurcated, and received between the bifurcations 12 and retained therebetween by a pin 13 is a bar 14 extending transversely of the valve. One end of the bar is connected by a link 15 to the lever 55 rigid with the sleeve 30, while the other end of the bar 14 is connected by suitable linkage, generally designated 15, to the lever 50 which is nonrotatably mounted on the extension 55 of the cylinder 3|. It will be seen, therefore, that withA the slightest movement of the tracer finger 51 both the sleeve 30 and the cylinder 3| will be ro- .tated and will, moreover, -be rotated in opposite directions so as to result in a port opening at twice the rate that would be effected bythe rotation of either the cylinder or the sleeve alone. Thus, should the template 10 cause the finger 51 to move upwardly from a neutral position in which it is shown, the lever 55 would be rotated in a clockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 2, while the lever 50 would be rotated in a counterclockwise direction. Such rotation of the levers would, of course, impart like rotation to the sleeve 30 and the cylinder 3| which, as best seen in Figs. 4 and 5, would cause the ports 36 in the sleeve to register with the return grooves 40 in the cylinder, making of the port I! a return port, while the ports 31 in the other half of the sleeve (see Fig. would register with the grooves 33, making of the port I8 a pressure or supply port furnishing fluid to a hydraulic motor causing the tool to be rased an amount corresponding to the movement of the tracer nger 61.

To facilitate ready understanding of the invention there is illustrated in Fig. a preferred form thereof as applied to a shaper of the kind disclosed and claimed in my Patent No. 2,223,038, dated November 26, 1940. Such a shaper has a horizontally disposed, longitudinally reciprocable tool carrying slide or ram III driven by a hydraulic motor |I2 of the reciprocatory type comprising a cylinder ||3 xed in the bed or frame of the shaper, and a piston ||4 whose connectingV rod ||5 projects through the forward end of the cylinder 3 and is secured at its projecting end to the slide Through a suitable hydraulic circuit including a pressure generating pump and control valves all fully disclosed in my above mentioned patent, the slide is continuously reciprocated, once operation of the shapel` is initiated, to move through a forward or cutting stroke and a return stroke repeatedly.

Disposed at the front of the shaper and beneath the slide is a table ||6 which, in the present instance, constitutes a support for both a template T and a work blank W which is to be machined to conform to the template T. This table is indexable transversely of the shaper so as to present a new portion of the work to the tool after each cutting stroke of the slide Such indexing of the table is effected automatically to take place after the completion of one cutting stroke and before the commencement of the new cutting stroke, all as described in my above mentioned patent.

Mounted on the forward end of the slide |I is a tool slide ||1 adapted to carry a cutting tocl III. In the present instance, this tool sl'de is mounted for vertical movement and is adapted to be moved through the medium of a hydraulic motor I 3 of the reciprocatory type comprising 3 a cylinder |20 rigid with the slide ||1 and a plstoxi I 2| having the projecting end of its piston rod I 22 fixed in the main slide I I I. Serving partially to counter-balance the weight of the slide ||1 is a tension spring |23 secured at one end to the slide ||1, and secured at the other end to an upwardly extending bracket |24 of the slide `I I I.

Operating fluid is supplied to the motor ||3 by va hydraulic circuit which includes the tracer valve of Figs. 1 to 5, indicated as |25. This valve is mounted to partake of the same movement as the tool slide |1 and to that end the slide |I1 has a forwardly projecting extension |26 supporting on its free end a slide |21 in which the valve |25 is carried. In order that the valve |25 may be adjusted relative to the tool I8, the slide |21 is vertically movable and may be adjusted through a conventional adjusting screw |28.

In addition to the tracer valve |25, the hydraulic circuit comprises a main pressure pump |30 driven from an electric motor I3I. The pump |30 draws fluid from a tank or reservoir R through a conduit |32 and discharges the pressure fluid through a conduit |33 which leads to the intake port |1 of the valve |25. Interposed in the conduit |33 is a relief valve |34 which has leading therefrom a by-pass return conduit |35 through which excess fluid is returned to the reservoir when the pressure in the conduit |33 exceeds a predetermined value. A cooler |36 may be connected to the conduit |35 in conventional manner to cool the fluid.

Valve |25 has its port I8 connected to the head end of the tool slide actuating motor H9 by a conduit |31, while the rod end of the motor IIS is connected by a conduit |38 with the port I9 of the valve. It is to be noted in this connection that the motor ||9 is so arranged that the larger pressure area of the piston |2| serves to effect a raising of the slide |1 so that .the pressure differential between the head and rod ends of the motor may be utilized to aid in counter-balancing the weight of the slide ||1 and the parts carried thereby. Exhaust iluid is returned from the valve to the reservoir R through a conduit |39 connected at one end to the port 44 and discharging at the other end to the reservoir R. Preferably interposed in'this return conduit is a `back pressure valve |40.

Also driven from the motor |3| is an auxiliary pump |4| which is a small suction pump. This pump has connected to its intake side a conduit |42 which is connected to the port 52' of the valve |25 for the purpose not only of withdrawing leakage uid trapped in the chamber 54, but for actually maintaining slight suction in the chamber so as to preclude all possibility of a building up of pressure within the valve by leakage fluid. A conduit |43 leads from the discharge side of the pump |4| to the reservoir R. In order to maintain the suction of the pump |4I, a conduit |44 is connected at one end to the conduit |42 and at the other end is connected with the reservoir so that uid may be continuously circulated through the pump |4 I.

It will be evident that the tracer valve is mounted to move with the tool so that at the time the tool is raised a proper amount the tracer iinger will again be in neutral position and the sleeve and the cylinder will have returned to the position shown in Figs. 4 and 5 cutting olf the supply of operating fluid. Conversely, should the trace; finger 51 drop from its neutral position, the levers 55 and 60 would be rotated in a counterclockwise and clockwise direction, respectively,

' cylinder and the and the sleeve and the cylinder would be given a corresponding the ports in grooves 99 in the cylinder', `making of the port I9 a pressure port, ywhile the ports 91 in the other half of the sleeve would register with the grooves 49' to make of the port I9 a return port. ,y

T he valve herein is provided with certain adjustments which, in commotion with the helical character of the ports, serves to permit such setting of the valve as will aid in counter-balancing the mechanism controlledthereby, and for other proper setting and operation of the mechanism. To that end, the linkage 19 is madeadjustable and comprises a somewhat triangular shaped link 11 which is pivotally connected at its apex to the cuate slot 19. Cooperating with the link 11 is a link 19 pivotally connectedat one end to an end of the bar 14, and pivotally connected at its other end through the medium of a pin 90 to the link 11 near its point of connection to the lever 60 and to one side of the center line of the link. Carsible the variation in the counter-balancing effect on the tool actuating motor of the fluid ilowing through the valve; Thus, if it be assumed that port I9 leads to thatend of the hydraulic motor which serves to support or raise the tool, the valve may be appropriately adjusted to eifect an increasing or decreasing counter-balancing effect. This is best understood from a consideration of Fig. 3. For any given setting of the tracer finger 61, if the linkage 19 is adjusted so as to increase its effective length, the lever in and hence the cylinder will be rotated in a counter-clockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 2, which is downwardly, as viewed in the development of Fig. 3. With such downward movement of the cylinder, the pressure ports 99 will be moved to- .ward the ports 91 in the' sleeve, while the pressure ports 39 in the left hal! of the cylinder will be moved away from the ports 99. Thus it will be seen that, for any given movement of the tracer iinger 91 above or below its normal position, the ports 91 and 29 will come into registry sooner or have a greater registry, if indeed they are not in registry when the tracer linger is in its neutral position, with an upl movement of the finger than the ports 99 and 99 for a corresponding downward movement of the linger.

Means is also provided for adjusting the cyl-A inder longitudinally relative to thesleeve 99. To that end, the cup-shaped member 42 has formed therein a threaded bore 93 in the bottom thereof in which is threadedly received a plug 94. The cylinder ll' has a reduced rod-like extension 99 which passes through and by means of which the cylinder is secured to the plug 94. In order that the cylinder, though attachedto the plug, may be freely rotatable, there is interposed between the plug a ball bearing 99 and a similar ball bearing 91 is` interposed between the plug andJ a nut 99 threaded onto the extension I9, and by means of which the cylinder is secured to the plug 94 to partake of the axial movement of the plug. A lock nut I9 secures 'the plug in adjustedposition, and the adjusting mechanism is protected against injury and accidental shifting by a cap 99 threaded onto a hub-like iiange 9| projecting outwardly from the memrotation. Under those conditions, v the sleeve would register with the relative to the sleeve 39. As best seen from'the Y lever 99 and near its base is formed with `an ardevelopment of Flg. 3, such axial shifting of the cylinder relative to the sleeve for any given setting of the valve and tracer finger will causea greater or lesser overlap between the ports in the.

sleeve and either both pressure' ports in the cylinder or both return grooves, depending upon in.

which direction the shiftvis made.

Means is provided formanuall'y raising vand holding the tracer finger` 91 abcveits neutral i position, so as to cause the valve to remain in an open position. To that end, there is rotatably journaled in the bracket 99 ashaft 92. 'This shaft at its inner end carries an eccentrically mounted nub 99 which projects into the reduced portion o! the bore 99 and into a slot 94 formed in the tracer flnger 91. At its outer end the shaft 92 carries a knurled hand knob 95. Normally the shaft is rotated to the position shown in Fig. 1, in which the nub 99 merely serves as a limit for the movements, particularly the outward movement of the vtracer finger 61. through however, the nub 93 shifts the tracer linger inwardly and holds the same there, thereby rotating the sleeve 99 in a clockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 5, and the cylinder 9| in a counter-clockwise direction, causing a -registration of ports 91 and 39. Pressure fluid isv thus supplied to the port I9 until the shaft 92 is manually rotated to restore the tracer finger to normal, freely operative position.

Means is also provided for automatically raising and holding 'thetracer linger 91 above its neutral position for a limitedtime. This means takes the form of a crank 99 pivotally mounted between ears 91 formed on the bracket 99 and having a ilrst'leg 99 adapted to abut the bracket v clockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 1, and as a result will raise the tracer finger 91. Such raising of the tracer nger will, of course, rotate the sleeve and cylinder of the valve to open the ports therein. Normally the valve is so connected that raising of the tracer nnger will cause a like raising movement of thetool. Hence the abutment 'Il' on the template is normally so positioned that it will be struck `by the nger Ill at the end of the cutting stroke of the tool and frequently when the tool cornes to a hub or the like, so that it will be raised to clear itself from the chips cut by it. Occurring at the end of the stroke, the crank is, of course, pivoted until a reversal takes place, after which time the tracer nger again is freed to the control of the template proper. In addition to clearing the tool from the chips which it has cut, this rconstruction haslthe advantage that it raises the tool out of contact with the work during the return stroke.

Tuming now to a consideration of the modied form disclosed in Figs. `6 to 9, the construction is the same as that of the preferred form, save that 'When rotated in which is received the sleeve I' which, howtatable within the sleeve is the cylinder 0|'. All of the porting is the same as that of the preferred form and cylinder 3|' is still formed with an extension il' splined at its outer end to receive non-rotatably a lever 00'. Surrounding the extension 0l' to form a closure for the end of the sleeve in the bore having a iirst elongated slot cut therethrough providing a port effecting communication with one of the ports in said casing and the interior of said sleeve, said slot extending helically 'about said sleeve, a second slot cut through said sleeve to provide a port effecting communication between the interior oi said sleeve casing I I', however, is a single member |05 which is approximately equal to and of the same shape as the combined member I1 and ring 52 of the preferred form. The member |05 is secured to the end of the casing by bolts |06, and in turn bolted to the member |05 is a ring |01 operating further to prevent leakage. along the 'extension 59'.

'I'he cylinder 3|' is still rotated Athrough a tracer iinger Il' reciprocably mounted in a bracket 05'. The tracer iinger 61' has a bifurcated inner end to which is secured by a pin 13 a bar 'Il' extending transversely of the cylinder. One end of the bar 14' means o! adjustable linkage 'I6' to the end of the lever60'. 'I'he other end of the bar 14 has pivotally connected thereto a link I5 which, however, instead of being connected to rotate the sleeve Il is pivoted on a stud |00 projecting from the member |05. The compression spring 1| surrounding the tracer linger in the preferred form is in this modified form replaced by a compression spring |0I bearing at one end against the end oi' the bar 14' to which the link 15' is connected and at the other end bearing against a leverl ||0 integral with the lever 60', but extending in a diametrically opposite direction.

It is believed apparent from the foregoingdescription that, as the tracer finger 6l' moves inwardly or outwardly, only the cylinder 3|' will be rotated and hence the rate of opening or closing of the ports will be less than the rate of the preferred form. However, in other respects the modified form of valve operates the same, is capable of the same adjustments so as to permit oi' a setting aiding in the counter-balancing of the tool head which is actuated by the iiuid controlled by the valve, and in the operation o1' the mechanism generally.

It is believed apparent from the description that I have perfected a valve oi' unique construction having many advantageous features and one which is particularly well adapted for use in governing the hydraulic circuit of a pattern controlled machine tool. Ihese advantages result in Whole or in part from the provision of the type of ports employed, particularly from the is still connected byand the other of said ports in said casing, said second slot also extending helically about said sleeve but in a direction opposite to that of said first slot, a cylinder in said sleeve having an axial passage for pressure fluid, said cylinder and said sleeve being relatively rotatable, a iirst elongated helical slot cut through said cylinder andextending generally parallel with the i'lrst slot in said sleeve, a second elongated helical slot in said cylinder extending generally parallel with the second slot in said sleeve, and a groove milled in the `outer surface of said cylinderlhaving portions disposed parallel with said slots ln said cylinder and vopening through one end of said cylinder to form a return fluid port, the oppositelyspiraling ports in one said sleeve or said .cylinder being oil'set angularly.

2. A valve comprising, in combination, a casing having a bore extending longitudinally thereof, a pair of ports opening through the side wall of, said casing to the bore therein, an annular sleeve in the bore having a rst elongated slot cut therethrough providing a port eiiecting communication with one of the ports in said casing and the interior of said sleeve, said slot extending helically about said sleeve, a second slot cut through said sleeve to provide a port effecting. communication between the interior of said sleeve and the other of said ports in said casing, said provision of helical ports. It is the provision of made the same much more sensitive to move-v ments of the tracer ilnger which in turn provides a more accurate head.

I claim as my invention:

1. A valve comprising, in combination, a casing having a bore extending longitudinally thereof, a pair of portsopening throughthe side wall o! said casing to the bore therein, an annular and prompt response of the toolv cylinder and opening through second slot also extending helically about said sleeve but in a direction opposite to that of said iirst slot, a cylinder in said sleeve having an axial passage'for pressure fluid, said cylinder and said sleeve being relatively rotatable, a rst elongated helical slot cut through said cylinder and extending generally parallel with the rst slot in said sleeve, a second elongated helical slot in said cylinder extending generally parallel with the second slot in said sleeve, a groove milled in the outer surface of said cylinder having portions disposed parallel with said slots in said one end of said cylinder to form a return fluid port, the oppositely spiraling ports in'one said sleeve or said cylinder being oii'set angularly, and means for effecting a relative axial adjustment between said sleeve and cylinder.

3. A valve comprising, in combination, a casing having a bore extending longitudinally thereof, a pair of ports of said casing to the bore therein, an annular sleeve in the bore having a rst elongated slot cut therethrough providing a port effecting communication with one of the ports in said casing and the interior of said sleeve, said slot extending helically about said sleeve, a second slot cut through said sleeve to provide a port eiecting communication between the interior of said sleeve and the other of said ports in said casing, said second slot also extending helically about said sleeve but in a. direction opposite to that of said rst slot, a cylinder in said sleeve having an axial passage for pressure iiuid, said cylinder and said sleeve being relatively rotatable, a irst elongated helical `slot cut through said cylinder and extending generally parallel with the irst slot in said sleeve, a second elongated helical slot in said cylinder extending generally parallel with the opening through the side wall.

in one said sleeve or tion between said Y sleeve, a second slot 'with vtatably mounted insnid saideylinder second slot in said sleeve, a outer surface of said cylinder having portions disposed parallel with said slots in said cylinder and opening through one end of said cylinderl to form a return i'iuid port, the oppositely spiraling ports said cylinder being -olset and means for electing relative rotasleeve and said cylinder.

4. A valve comprising, in combination, a casing having a bore extending longitudinally thereof, a. pair of ports opening through the side wall of said casing to 4 sleeve rotatably mounted in the bore having a first elongated slot cut therethrough providing a port electing communication with one o! the ports in said casing and the interior of said sleeve, said slot extending helicaily about said cut through said sleeve to provide a port electing communication between groove milled in the angularly,

` the interior of said sleeve and the other of said ports in said'casing. said second slot also extending helically about said 'sleeve but in a direction of said first slot. a cylinder ron opposite to that tatably mounted in said sleeve having an axial efor pressure fiufd, a` first elongated helical slot cut through said cylinder and extending generally parallel with the drst slot in said sleeve, a second elongated helical slot in said cylinder extending generally parallel with the second slot in said sleeve, a groove milled in the outer surface of said' cylinder having' portions disposed parallel with said slots in said cylinder and opening through one end of said cylinder to form a return luid port, the oppositely spiraling ports inone said sleeve orsaid cylinder being olset angularly. and means for simultaneously electing rotation of both said sleeve and said cylinder in opposite directions. v l

z5. A valve comprisingdn combination, a casing having a bore extending longitudinally thereof, a pair of ports ope `through the side wall ofsaidcasingtotheboretherein. an annular sleeve rotatably mounted in the bore vhaving a ilrst elongated slot cut therethrough providing a port electing `communication with one ci' the portsinsaidcasingandtheinteriorof said sleeve, said slot extending helically about said sleeve. a second slot cut through said sleeve to provide a port electing communication between the interior of said sleeve and the other of said ports in said casing.,said second slot also extending helically about said sleeve but in a `direction that of said first slot, a cylinder rosleeve having an axial passage for pressure fluid. a first elongated helical slot cut through saidcyllnder and extending generallyparallelwithtbe nrstslotinsaidsleeve, aisecond elongated helical slot in said cylinder extendinggenerallyparallelwiththesecondslot in said sleeve. a groove milled in tbe outer surface of said cylinder khaving portions disposed parallelwith said slotain said cylinder and opening through one endo! said cylinder to form a return luid Dort. the oppositely spiraling ports inonesaidsleeveorsaidcylinderbeingolset and means for-rotating said sleeve and simultaneously in opposite directions comprising a lever rigid with said cylinder, -a lever rigid with said sleeve, a reciprocably moimted c'mtrol element. and linkage connecting said oontmlelement withsaidlevers.

6. ,A valve comprising. in combination, a casing extending longitudinally thereof, a pair of ports opening through the side wall of4 saidcasingtotheboretherein. an annular sleeve the bore therein, an annular rotatably mountedyin the bore having a rst elongated slot cut therethrough providing a port t electing communication with one of the ports in saidoasing, and the interior of said sleeve.ysaid slotextending helically about said sleeve, a second slotout through said sleeve to providera port electing communication between the interior oi said sleeve and the'other of said ports in said casing, said secondslot also extending helically about said sleeve but in aldirection opposite to that of said first slot, a cylinder rotatably mounted in said sleeve having an ,axial passage for pressure iluid. a first elongated helical slotcut.

through said cylinder and extending generally parallel with the first slot in said sleeve, a second elongated helical slot in said cylinder extending generally parallel with the Vsecond slot in said sleeve, a groove milled ink the outer surface of said cylinder having` portions disposed parallel with said slots in said cylinder and opening through one end-of said cylinderv to form areturn fluid port. the oppositeiy spiraling ports in one said sleeve or said cylinder being offset angularly, and means for rotating said sleeve and said cylinder simultaneously in opposite directions comprising a lever rigid with said cylinder, a

' lever rigid with said sleeve, a recprocably mounted control element. `a link connecting said control element and said sleeve lever. and linkage connecting said control element -and wsaid cylinder lever, said linkage being adjustable to rotate said cylinder to dilerent positions fora given setting of said control element.

7. A valve comprising. in combination, a casing having a longitudinal bore opening through one end thereof, a pair oi ports opening through the side wall of said casing vto the `bore therein. an annular sleeve in the bore having a rst elongated slot cut therethrough providing a port electing communication with one of the ports in said casing and the interiorA of said sleeve, said l slot extending helically about said sleeve,-a second slot cut through said sleeve to provide a port electing communication between the interior of said sleeve and the other of said ports invsaid casing, said second slot also extending helically about said sleeve butina direction opposite to that of said -first slot, a cup-shaped member closing the open end of said casing and the correspondingend of said sleeve. said member having a discharge portleading from the interior thereof and a threaded bore in the bottom thereof. a cylinder inzsaid sleeve having an axial passage for pressure fluid, said cylinder yand said sleeve being relatively rotatable, afilrst elongated helical slot cut through said cylinder and extending generally parallei with the rst slot in said sleeve, a second elongated helical slot in said cylinder extending generally'paraliel with the second slot in said sleeve. a groove milled inthe outer surface of said cylinder having portions disposed parallel with said slots in said cylinder and opening throughthe end of said cylinderto form a return iiuid port discharging to said cup-shaped r member. the oppositely spiraling ports in one said sleeveor said cylinder'being oilsetangulariyfand means for adjusting said cylinder axially relative to said sleeve comprising a plug threaded into the bore in said cup-shaped member and an extension oi said cylinder projecting through said plug and secured to said plug for axial movement therewith while permitting vrotational movement relative thereto. .t

8.` In a reversing valve of the rotary type, a first member having a pair of elongated helical ports in said nrst member,

- of said sleeve,

formed therein spiraling in opposite directions and offset angularly with respect to one another, a second cooperating member rotatable relative thereto having formed therein extending generally parallel with the ports in said first member two elongated helical ports for each of the ports and means for adjusting said members axially relative to one another to vary the overlap of said ports. g

'9. A valve comprising, in combination, a casing having a bore extending longitudinally thereof, a rst and a second said ,casing to the bore therein, an annular sleeve mounted in the bore in said casing, a plurality of parallel helical and eircumferentially spaced slots cut in one-half of said sleeve to provide communication between o ne of said ports and the interior of said sleeve, a plurality of parallel helical and circumferentialiy spaced slots cut in the remaining half of said sleeve to provide communication between the other of said ports and the interior said last mentioned slots spiraling in the opposite direction from said ilrst mentioned slots and offset angularly from said rst mentioned slots, a third port communicating with the interior of said sleeve at one end, a hollow cylinder within said sleevewith said sleeve and said cylinder mounted for relative rotational movement, a port for the supply of pressure iluid to the interior of said cylinder. a plurality of parallel helical and circumferentially spaced slots formed in one-half of said cylinder, said slots being generally parallel with the rst mentioned slots in said sleeve, a plurality of parallel helical and circumferentially spaced slots in the other half of said cylinder, said last mentioned slots being generally parallel with the second mentioned slots in said sleeve, and a plurality of grooves milled in the outer surface of said cylinder and opening through the end of said cylinder to form discharge ports communicating with Said third port, said grooves having portions disposed intermediate said slots in said cylinder and extending parallel therewith.

,10. In a valve of the rotary type. a ilrst member having a pair of ports formed therein spaced longitudinally of the valve, a cylinder mounted within said iirst member for relative rotation therewith, said cylinder having a discharge and a return port for eacl of the ports in said ilrst member, a control element reciprocably mounted, and linkage connecting said element and said cylinder to convert the reciprocatory motion of said element into rotary motion of said cylinder, said linkage comprising a lever rotatable with said cylinder, a iirst Itriangularly shaped link pivotally connected at its apex to the end of said lever Aand having an arcuate slot near its base, a second link pivotally connected at one end on means carried by the control element and pivotally connected at its other end to said iirst link at a point intermediate the slot therein and the point of attachment to said lever, and a bolt carried by said second link and projecting through the slot in said first link operating when tightened to clamp the linkage in adjusting position.

1l. In a valve of the rotary type, a valve casing, a first member in said casing having a pair of ports therein spaced longitudinally ol' the casing, a cylinder in said ilrst member having a supply and return port formed therein for each port in said iirst member, said cylinder and said first member being relatively rotatable. a bracket secured to said valve casing, a control element reciprocable in said bracket, means connected to Dort opening through said control element operable to convert the reciprocatory motion thereof into relative rotary motion between said cylinder and said rst member, and manual means cooperating with said control element operable to shift and maintain said element shifted to a position in which the valve ports are open.

12. In a valve of -the rotary type, a valve casing, a rst member in said casing having a pair of ports therein spaced longitudinally of the casing, a cylinder in' said first member having a supply and return port formed therein for each port in said ilrst member, said cylinder and said first member being relatively rotatable, a bracket secured to said valve casing, a con-trol element reciprocable in said bracket, means connected to,

said control element operable to convert the reciprocatory motion thereof into relative rotary motion between said cylinder and said ilrst member, and means movably mounted on said bracket and cooperating with said control element and operable when moved in one direction to shift said control element.

13. A valve comprising, in combination, a casing having a bore therein opening through one end thereof, a cylinder rotatably mounted in the bore in said casing, ports in said casing and in said cylinder controlling the flow of fluid through the valve, said cylinder having an extension projecting axially from the open endy of said bore outwardly of the casing for rotation from an external source, closure means surrounding the extension of said cylinder and secured to said casing to close the end thereof, said closure'means having an annular pocket formed therein' for the trapil'im?,` of leakage fluid, and a port leading from said pocket for the reception of a suction conduit.

14. A valve comprising.- in combination, a casinghaving a longitudinal bore therein opening through one end thereof, an annular sleeve rotatably mounted in the bore, a cylinder rotatably mounted in the sleeve, said cylinder having an axial passage adapted to be supplied with fluid under pressure and said sleeve and said cylinder being formed with cooperating, ports controlling the ilow of iluid through .the valve, an extension of reduced diameter projecting from said cylinder outwardly through the open end of said casing,

sleeve, said member being non-rotatably secured to said sleeve, an annular ring surrounding said annular member secured to said casing, said ring being in radially spaced relation to said annular member and having an inwardly extending annular :dange contactingv said annular member to form an annular chamber for the trapping of leakage duid, and a port leading from said annu- (liartchamber for the reception of a suction con- 15. A valve comprising, in combination, a housing having a longitudinal bore therein, a helical port opening to the bore in said housing, a valve cylinder mounted in said bore, said housing and said cylinder being relatively rotatable, and a helical port formed in Said cylinder` and adapted to cooperate with said rst mentioned helical port to control the` flow of Huid through the valve, said ports departing slightly from a true parallel with one another to close or open pro gressively from one endto the other.

16. In a valve of the rotary type, a casing havfor the bore in said casina and saidoannular sleeve. a ported cylinder rotatable in said sleeve. having a stem projecting outwardly through said closure member. a Y mounted for movement transversely of said stem. and means connecting said cylinder to convert Vthe reciprocatory motion ot said'element into rotary motion oi said cylinder comprising alever on said stem, a, bar carried by said element. linkage connected. between one end o! said bar and acting on said bar direction. n s

` 17. In a valve ofthe rotary type. ai having a longitudinal .end thereof. a ported 1 bore oi'- said to urge said element in one annular sleeve -fast-L iii/the bore opening through one` super control element reclprccably element 'and said stem extendlngdiametxically thereof,

said lever, and spring means casing, a membertorming'an end v closure iortheborelnsaidcasing andsaid annu- 'recinrocably mounted for movement transversely of said stem, and means connecting said linger and said cylinder to convert the reciprocatory y:notion oi' said element into rotary motion of said cylinder comprising a double armedfleveron said y a bar pivoted 'intermediate its ends on the inner end cf said element. linkage connected between one end of said bar and one arm of said lever, -a link connectcd between the other end of said bar and said closure member. and a compression spring 'acting between the other arm of said ,lever and the adjacent end of said bar.

PAUL S. JACKSON.

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